Mansi

/ˈmænsi/

//ˈmænsi// noun

"mansi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mansi” is uncommon English (frequency #85,485 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,485
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug.

Key facts for Mansi
PropertyValue
HeadwordMansi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmænsi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mansi” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mansi lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mansi is uncommon English at frequency #85,485 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmænsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Mansi in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Northern Mansi Ма̄ньси (Mānʹsi). The correct English form is Mansi, spelled M-A-N-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug.

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Mansi Ма̄ньси (Mānʹsi).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mansi"?
"Mansi" is spelled M-A-N-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmænsi/.
What does "Mansi" mean?
As a noun, "Mansi" means: A member of an ethnic group of people who live in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug.
How do you pronounce "Mansi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mansi" is /ˈmænsi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Mansi"?
Borrowed from Northern Mansi Ма̄ньси (Mānʹsi). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Mansi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-N-S-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈmænsi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list